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Grammar and Vocabulary
Circle the correct answers.
1 ____ you interested in sport?
A Be B Am C Is D Are
2 My ____ is a writer and his books are very
popular.
A aunt B uncle C sister D mother
3 We live in the city centre and our house ____
have a big garden.
A doesn’t B isn’t C aren’t D don’t
4 There ____ a lot of people outside the school.
What’s the problem?
A are B is C be D am
5 Cathy ____ a game on her computer at the
moment.
A plays B is playing C to play D play
6 Paul is very ____. He doesn’t go out a lot.
A bored B confident C angry D shy
7 ____ you like to come out with us tonight?
A Do B Would C Are D Will
8 Dad’s ____ work right now. He’s a teacher.
A on B at C for D by
9 Did you ____ shopping after school yesterday?
A went B goed C going D go
10 There wasn’t ____ milk for breakfast this
morning so I had toast and orange juice.
A a B some C the D any
11 I ____ five emails before school today.
A sent B sended C did send D was send
12 Turn ____ and you’ll see the museum on the left.
A on the right B rightly C by the right
D right
13 The beach was very crowded ____ Monday.
A in B on C at D to
14 I ____ the new Batman film yet. Is it any good?
A haven’t seen B didn’t see C don’t see
D am not seen
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A worse B worst C baddest D most bad
16 You ____ eat all that cake! It isn’t good for you.
A don’t B may not C should not
D will not
17 How ____ time have we got to do this exercise?
A long B many C much D quick
18 Don’t forget to get ____ the bus at Station Road.
A out B off C over D down
19 Our teacher speaks English to us ____ so that we
can understand her.
A slow B slower C more slow D slowly
20 My sister ____ speak French when she was only
six years old.
A was B should C could D had
21 I really enjoy ____ new languages and I’d like to
learn Italian soon.
A to learn B learning C learn D learned
22 My father has been a pilot ____ twenty years and
he still loves his job.
A since B for C until D by
23 Quick – get the food inside! It ____ any moment.
A rains B is raining C is going to rain
D can rain
24 Sam asked me if I ____ a lift home after the
concert.
A had wanted B wanted C would want
D want
25 Which train ____ for when I saw you on the
platform on Sunday?
A did you wait B were you waiting
C have you waited D are you waiting
26 I ____ not be home this evening. Phone me on my
mobile.
A can B could C may D should
27 I hope you ____ a good time at the moment in
Greece! Phone soon.
A are having B have C have had D had
28 If we ____ in the countryside, we’d have much
better views than we do now.
A lived B were live C would live D live
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 29 Do students in your country have to stand ____
when the teacher arrives?
A on B at C in D up
30 You ____ hurry as we’ve still got twenty minutes
before the film starts.
A mustn’t B can’t C may not D needn’t
31 I ____ you in the café at about 4.30 and we can
discuss our plans then, OK?
A ’ll see B am going to see C am seeing
D see
32 I wanted to see Harry. How long ago ____ ?
A he left B has he left C did he leave
D could he leave
33 I wish Joe ____ to Hawaii on holiday. They’re
talking about an eruption there on the news.
A doesn’t go B didn’t go C hasn’t gone
D hadn’t gone
34 Could I possibly ____ some money for the bus
fare home? I’ve lost my bag.
A lend B owe C borrow D need
35 People say that an avalanche ____ by loud noises
in the area but I don’t know if that’s true.
A causes B has caused C is causing
D is caused
36 You’ll have to drive much ____ than this if you
want to pass your test.
A carefuller B more careful
C more carefully D careful
37 I must remember ____ Ed to take notes for me
while I’m away next week.
A ask B to ask C asking D for asking
38 Look at the news! Three cars ____ in a bad
accident on the motorway at Dartford.
A are involving B involve C have involved
D have been involved
39 I ____ for arriving so late but I was caught up in a
traffic jam in the town centre.
A sorry B regret C apologise D afraid
40 It was great to see you at the party. I didn’t
realize how long ____ since we last met.
A it had been B it was been C it was being
D it is been
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41 I’m sorry to trouble you but I was wondering
what ____ .
A time it is B the time was C is the time?
D was the time?
42 I really wish people ____ dump litter in front of
our house. We have to clear it up every day.
A won’t B wouldn’t C haven’t D don’t
43 Last Tuesday the company told Ruth that they’d
emailed her the job details the ____ day.
A last B before C previous D earlier
44 The studio lights went out while the footballer
____ .
A had been interviewed B was interviewed
C was being interviewed D was interviewing
45 By the time I hand in this project, I ____ on it for
three weeks!
A ’ll be working B ’ll have been working
C have worked D ’ll work
46 Jonah’s just fallen down the steps outside and
there’s ____ everywhere.
A bone B blood C skin D cut
47 You should be very proud ____ what you’ve
achieved over the last year.
A of B on C to D for
48 ____ people know this but our school is being
inspected today.
A Little B Any C None D Few
49 Look out for a petrol station because I think
we’re going to run ____ of petrol soon.
A down B out C off D through
50 If I’d gone to the sales yesterday, I ____ one of
those cheap bags before they sold out.
A could have bought B had bought
C would buy D bought
Mark: ___/50
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Placement test 1 Are the sentences true ( T ) or false ( F )?

Reading 1 The article is from a magazine. ___

2 The writer says that women are better
Read the text. referees than men. ___
3 Pat Dunn is still alive today. ___
An unusual job! 4 Pat didn’t get her referee certificate
immediately. ___
Have you seen a football match recently? If you have, 5 Bibiana Steinhaus played in a football final. ___
I’m sure that you heard lots of comments about the
referee as well as about the players! Referees have a 2 Choose the best answers.
very difficult job. They have to make quick and 1 Referees have a difficult job because…
important decisions in the middle of a fast-moving A they need to run fast.
game. And, of course, there are thousands of people B the players shout at them.
shouting at them too. The crowd is never happy when C they have to think quickly.
the ref sends off their favourite player. Also, in football
today there still isn’t the same technology as there is in 2 In the sport of tennis…
other sports, like tennis. The job can get even more A they use more technology.
difficult when you’re a woman who is refereeing a B there are more women players.
men’s match! C there are bigger crowds.

There is no reason why there should not be the same 3 Who was Pat Dunn?
number of male and female referees in the sport today. A A woman football player.
However, the number of female refs is still very low – B A nurse at football matches.
particularly at the highest levels of professional C An important member of the Ladies’
football. This is something that one woman, Pat Dunn, Football Association.
who died in 1999, would have been very sad about. 4 When was the first female referee in the UK
Pat was the first woman in the UK to referee a men’s appointed?
football match but she wasn’t allowed to do this for a A 1969
long time. Pat was a strong supporter of women’s B 1976
rights in sport and became President of the Ladies’ C 1999
Football Association in 1969. Then she decided to train
5 Bibiana Steinhaus…
to be a referee. For a long time the Football Association
refused to give her a certificate although she had
A wanted to be a referee when she was a
teenager.
passed the exams. But Pat continued fighting and she
B recently refereed a men’s football final.
finally got permission in 1976. The next month she
C plays in the top women’s league.
became famous when she refereed her first official FA
game. Pat became a very good and successful referee
and even saved a footballer’s life. She helped him when
Mark: ___/10
he was injured during a match!
Today there are some famous female referees, like
Bibiana Steinhaus from Germany who has just Writing
refereed the final of the Women’s Football World Cup. Imagine you went to your capital city on a day trip.
Bibiana decided to become a referee at the age of 16 Write an e-mail to your friend telling him/her about
and later was the first female referee in the German the day. Include information about the journey
men’s professional league. But there are only a few like there, the people you went with, what you did and
her. what you bought.
Football is still mainly a men’s game – both for players Mark: ___/10
and referees. But for how long? Will we see more
women referees in the future? We’d like to know what
YOU think. So, please go online and leave a comment Total: ___/70
on our website. We’ll print the most interesting ones
in the magazine next week.

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